---
id: 657dd047e755e37d58f5084f
title: Task 115
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-115
---

<!-- (audio) Maria: Yes, there are a couple of parks near here. -->

# --description--

`A couple of` is a casual way of saying `two` or `a small number of`. It's often used in conversation to indicate a small quantity of something.

# --question--

## --text--

How many parks are near here, according to Maria?

## --answers--

One park.

### --feedback--

`A couple of` implies more than one.

---

Absence of parks.

### --feedback--

`Absence` suggests that there are no parks.

---

Some parks, maybe two or three.

---

Many parks.

### --feedback--

`Many` indicates a larger quantity, which doesn't match the context.

## --video-solution--

3

# --scene--

```json
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    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Maria",
        "position": {"x":50,"y":0,"z":1.5},
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "1.3-5.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 11.56,
      "finishTimestamp": 13.32
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 2.76,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Yes, there are a couple of parks near here.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 3.26
    }
  ]
}
```
